diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc
index 4231fcc6fe7..22a3f81f5c0 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/php/php.inc
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[imap] = "--with-imap=${STAGING_DIR_HOST} \
 PACKAGECONFIG[ipv6] = "--enable-ipv6,--disable-ipv6,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[opcache] = "--enable-opcache,--disable-opcache"
 PACKAGECONFIG[openssl] = "--with-openssl,--without-openssl,openssl"
+PACKAGECONFIG[valgrind] = "--with-valgrind=${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/usr,--with-valgrind=no,valgrind"
 
 export PHP_NATIVE_DIR = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}"
 export PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN = "${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/php"